806
TI-IE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN. EXTRA.
DECLMBIR,I,2(]2I
[PAR' I
or any othcr authoritv or oreanization. subordinate thereto- u'ithin
such tirne as nray be specified by it.
(c)
surnmonLng arrd e'rfbrcing
eramining them under oath:
(d)
discovery and
(E
recciYing cvidence on alidavits;
(r)
lssulng cotnnllsstons
pr
the
attendance
of
willesses
and
oduc(ion of dooumcnts,
for the cxaminalioll ol
r!ilncsscs or
documcnts: and
(g)
any other natter which Dray be prescribed
Provided thar upon recei$ ofdirection fiom the Comnission,
the concemed ministry, department, authoriry or law enforcement
agcncy shall, within a period of fourlccn days, takc all nccessary
actions to investigate and prosecute such acts oa abuse. violence or
intolerant behaviour, and to takc appropriate measu.es under law to
provide protection to thc concemed jouroalist, reporter or media
professional-
Further provided that the ministry, department, authorilv or
law enlbrcemcnt agcncy to whom such direclion has been passed
shall rnform the Commission ol'the progross of legal or
disciplinary action, IIs the case may bc, on a pcriodiciry as directed
by the Cornmission.
(2) The Commission shall be deemed to be a civil couft to the extent
that is described in sections I75, 178, 179, 180 and 228 ot thc Pakistan Penal
Code. 1860 (Acl XLV of 1860). If any of the ofltnces listcd abore are
conrnilted in the vi€w or presence of thc Cornmission. lhe Commission shall,
aller recordirrg thc facts constitutrng the ofence and the statement ofdle accused
as provided lor h d1e Code of Crimilal Procedure, 1E98 (Act V of lEgE),
foru,ard thc casc 1o a Magislralc having iurisdiction to try the sanre and the.
N4agjstrate ro wllom any such case rs torwardcd shall proceed lo hear the
complaint agarnst thc accused as if the case has been forwarded to him under
sectron 146 rrf thc Code ofCr minal Proccdure, I E98 (Act V of I S98).
(l)
Every proceeding before the Comrnission shall be deemed to be a
judicial prcceeding wrthrn the meaning of sections 193, 196 and 228 oithe
Pakislan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860).
(4) The Commissron may €stablish such Commi(ccs from amongst its
Membels and ofllcials as it deens flt and may refer to them any matter lor
considcration and report. The Conlmission rnay, if it considers necessary, coopt